I visited Calgary and Banff last weekend, and I had a blast. Surely, it had a lot to do with my friend who showed me around the city. But there’s a lot to see. Many great little neighborhoods surround downtown. Yes, it gets really sprawly in the outskirts, but that’s not unlike any other mid to major city. If you stick to the one or two tier neighborhoods, there’s plenty to do and see.

Excellent food, sights, people, etc. Wish I had time to say more. I definitely plan to go back.

And while I certainly don’t consider this a negative or positive either way, Calgary isn’t really a “cowboy” city. During the Stampede in July, sure, I can imagine. Outside that, nope. In the three days I was there, I counted only three cowboy hats. And those were probably the tourists.